St. Joe’s Cross Country
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| Nick Courtney |
As the first race of the season
came, St. Joe’s was one of the big names across the board for the day. The
Marauders headed out to Sunshine Park in West Seneca to challenge the strong
teams from both Section V as well as Section VI.
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| Alex Cambria (left), Drew Goss (right) |
The JV team
had a very impressive day finishing 1
st in their race. The team was
led by Junior Nick Courtney with a 4
th place finish, followed
closely by Senior Charlie Grochowiak with a 5
th place finish.
Rounding out the top 5 included Pat Murray (Jr), Drew Goss (So), and Alex
Cambria (So).
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| SJ Varsity (3rd place) |
The final
race of the day was also the most exciting. The large school varsity boy’s race
went off. The Marauders had a strong race to finish in 3
rd place,
ahead of rival Canisius (6
th place). The team was led by Freshman
Anthony Belfatto (17:30), followed closely by Senior Connor Tumiel (17:36).
Rounding out the top 5 included Justin Benzino (Sr), Cornell Overfield (Jr),
and JD McGuire (Jr). Joe Suhay and Joe Goergen also had strong showings. The
entire team finished within 45 seconds of Anthony.
Next, the
Marauders head down to Genesee Valley Park to take on 10,000 other runners at
the McQuaid Invitational.
